Second Sister-in-law looked at Pauline, truly disappointed in her indecisiveness. "Pauline, you need to understand, Sienna Johnson is your biological daughter!"
"..."
"Even now, you're still protecting Sabrina Johnson. No wonder Sienna moved out of the Johnson Family! As her mother, you've truly broken your own daughter's heart," Second Sister-in-law lamented, voicing Sienna's unspoken grievances.
"I am the one to blame," Pauline said, consumed by regret.
Her adopted daughter had always been so well-behaved and sensible; Pauline truly never imagined she would actually steal the formula. Raising her tear-reddened eyes, she asked, "Sabrina, why did you steal the formula?"
"Mom, I didn't! They're all framing me, slandering me!" Sabrina Johnson denied vehemently. She knew she couldn't admit it, not even if her life depended on it. Once she confessed, she would lose Pauline Briggs' protection and be utterly finished.
